Recognised for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Gitanjali Group, the world’s largest integrated branded jewellery manufacturer – retailer has been awarded with the ‘CSR Leadership Award’ at the ‘Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) CSR Corporate Governance Award 2012’ for its Saksham initiative under which the company has provided employment opportunities to over thousand people with disabilities at its own diamond and jewellery manufacturing facilities in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Surat and also trained these people for getting employment in other jewellery manufacturing companies.
The award is endorsed by World CSR Congress, World CSR Day,CMO Asia & Asian Confederation of Business.

The award was conferred at a function held at Taj Lands End, Mumbai recently and was received by the Mayuri Asar,Head – CSR Division, Gitanjali Group.

The award merit recognition to contributions made by an organisation which has made a difference to the people and the community and played a role of responsible citizen. The awards are research based and decided by an Independent Jury with above perspective.

Earlier, in 2009, Gitanjali Gems won the “Best Employer” award in the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities conducted by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad is a non-profit educational society. IPE is the premier Business School at Hyderabad and is recognized as a “Centre of Excellence” by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi for doctoral studies. It has also been recognized by eight universities in India for guidance of Ph.D scholars.

About Gitanjali Group –
Gitanjali Group is the world’s largest integrated branded jewelry manufacturer -retailer with an annual turnover of over $2.5 billion. Established in 1966, today its activities are spread across the entire value chain from rough diamond sourcing, cutting, polishing and distribution, and jewelry manufacture, to jewelry branding and retailing gold and diamond jewelry in India and abroad.
The Group pioneered jewelry retail revolution in India by launching Gili way back in 1994. It today owns and distributes eight out of the top ten jewelry brands in the country including Gili, Nakshatra, Asmi, D’Damas, Sangini and Diya.

Over the last two decades, it has expanded operations in USA, UK, Belgium, Italy and the Middle East to China,Singapore and Japan.
Today the group owns large retail chain in the US, Samuels Jewelers Inc.; and has acquired a number of premium brands such as Stefan Hafner, Valente, Io Si, Poratti and others in Italy, and has a fast developing presence in China, the Middle East and other new markets.